Why The WHO Faked A Pandemic (Forbes) The agency needed to bounce back after the avian flu embarrassment. [News Source]

Outbreak of bird flu (Gulf Times) Nepal has reported an outbreak of bird flu in the country, a media report said. Six samples collected from a poultry farm in the western district of Pokhara tested positive to the H5N1 virus, Xinhua quoted Hari Dahal, of the agriculture and co-operatives ministry, as saying. [News Source]

European children hit by flu pandemic. The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported on Thursday. [News Source]